Ex.23 Fill in the gaps with active words and expressions.

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Ex.22 Replace the words in italics using your active vocabulary.

1. She was accustomed to living in spacious rooms.
2. I usually go to bed at 11 p.m.
3. The scientists carried out an experiment and discovered a new medicine for flu.
4. The conditions in which many poor families live are far from being satisfactory.
5. My sister doesn't wake easily when she is sleeping.
6. The policemen were looking for the burglar, but in vain. He had simply disappeared.
7. I hate it when she gives herself airs.
8. The bandmaster of the brass band was amazing.
9. She was tired and wanted to sleep.
10. It is very important to teach children to tidy the covers of their beds after they have slept in them.
11. They were soon as warm as toast, and were sleeping soundly.
12. My granddad used to take a short sleep after dinner.
13. I went to bed early enough, but for some reason I couldn't go off.
14. I wake easily at night. Even the faintest sound can wake me up.

To conduct (2), to have a nap (2), to go to sleep, to put on airs (2), to wake up (2), to fall asleep, to vanish into thin air, set the alarm clock, fast asleep, airy (2), to make the beds, light sleeper, living conditions (2), to feel sleepy

1. The bedrooms were all light and ___________________.
2. She was so tired that she _____________________ sitting in her armchair.
3. My friends are people I trust and I don't have ______________________ with them.
4. I think I'll ________ a little _________ this afternoon.
5. When I looked round he seemed to have __________________________.
6. _______________________ for the troops are relatively comfortable.
7. Why can't you, kids, __________ your own ___________?
8. What time do the kids usually ___________________________?
9. The interview _____________________ by telephone.
10. Can you be quieter so you don't _________________ the baby.
11. The children are ____________________ in their rooms.
12. I ____________ very ____________ after lunch.
13. I ___________________at 5 o'clock this morning.
14. Even when you're begging my pardon you _____________________. You ask me to forgive you as if you were doing me a favour.
15. My sister is a ___________________. Any sound can wake her up.
16. I didn't sleep. I just __________ a short ___________.
17. A tree house is very __________, and even a big family can live there in comfort.
18. Their ___________________________ are very poor. They live in a very small house without any modern conveniences. They get very little money and have practically nothing to eat.
19. The Philharmonic Orchestra __________________ by Sir Colin Davis.
20. We should get up early tomorrow. Please, ________________________ for 6 a.m.